My analyses for vacancy rate are, rent to high and too many 2 bed room units for rent in town.

If they know you'll be coming back with other purchases and/or sales, they're likely to offer you "perks" that they wouldn't extend to a retail buyer.

My Yearly Maintenance fee is $600.Do NOT go to a Timeshare Presentation and pay retail for the Timeshare.Raymond

If you can build in even 10K of sweat equity on a buy and hold deal, you are coming out ahead of buying at retail.

It's really a question of where you want to buy, retail or wholesale?

My wife and I just bought a 3/2 in Woodlake (near Southpoint), but it was essentially a retail purchase.Next time, I'd like to walk into the deal with significant built-in equity.

2600 sqft double in buffalo ny135,0006 beds 2 bath (3/1 per unit)Rents for 750 a month per unit.2800 taxes2 car garage.

If I wanted to hear a buyer gripe about flocked wallpaper of my probate REO, I would have fixed it and retailed it thru an agent.

Knowing as much as you know about construction and the trades is going to give you a huge leg up on most beginning investors.Just keep in mind that there are investor prices for rehabbing and there are retail pricing for rehab work.

It will be much easier to do what you are asking if the property is owned free and clear, in which case you need to work with an attorney/title company to draw up the promissory note, deed of trust, etc. and then you could "wrap" a new note around the first note from you to the retail buyer.